[Rarebooks] FS: Works of Shakespeare, 1826, Ten illustrated volumes bound by Zaehnsdorf in full calf

Charles Agvent agvent at erols.com
Fri Oct 22 08:46:05 EDT 2004


SHAKESPEARE,  William.  THE  DRAMATIC WORKS  OF  WILLIAM
       SHAKESPEARE.  Chiswick: Charles Whittingham 1826. With Notes,
       Original  and Selected, by Samuel Weller Singer, F.S.A, and A
       Life of  The  Poet,  by Charles Symmons, D.D.  Ten  duodecimo
       (4-1/8"  x 6-5/8") volumes finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in full
       polished  midnight  blue  calf with  gilt-ruled  borders  and
       elaborately  gilt-tooled  spine  compartments  with  matching
       gilt-lettered  brown  morocco labels; top edge gilt,  marbled
       endpapers,  gilt dentelles. Illustrated with sixty engravings
       on wood  by  John  Thompson. Two volumes with  a  few  rubbed
       spots carefully  retouched  and the tiniest of chips  at  the
       head of  one spine. Lovely set, beautifully bound and in just
       about Fine condition.                                $2500.00

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